Now I’ve been posting about threat actors running a number of scams where the threat actors pretend to be Bell Canada in order to advance the scam. Here’s a list of scams that I have come across:
These scams were easy to spot. But I am not receiving Intel that they’ve gotten a lot harder to spot. I have been informed by a number of readers that the threat actors are now spoofing the phone numbers that show up on your caller ID screen and are typically associated with Bell. Specifically the following numbers:
- 1-866-310-2555
- 1-866-667-0123
The threat actors are doing this because in the past they were using random local numbers to try and carry out the scam. That made the scammers easy to spot because the real Bell Canada would not use random phone numbers. So I am guessing that they are doing this because what they were doing before wasn’t working. Or at least not to the scale that they were hoping.
Based on this, I am going to double down on the advice that I gave you here:
Because I come to the rescue of people who come in contact with scammers on a regular basis, I can say that trusting your instincts is one of the best things that you can do to protect you from being a victim of a scam. If you get the sense that something is wrong, go with it because you’re likely right. And trusting your instincts can save you from a very bad situation. On top of that, if you get a call from someone claiming to be from Bell, and what you hear doesn’t sound right, hang up and call Bell directly at 310-Bell. Finally, this advice doesn’t just apply to Bell, but to any situation that you might find yourself in where you get contacted out of the blue by someone claiming to have some great deal for you, or wanting to take some course of action that doesn’t sound right.
I am continuing to track this and other Bell related scams that are out there. Along with scams related to Rogers and TELUS. And when I get hard facts, I will post them here so that you can stay safe.
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BEWARE: Bell Scammers Are Becoming More Sophisticated
Now I’ve been posting about threat actors running a number of scams where the threat actors pretend to be Bell Canada in order to advance the scam. Here’s a list of scams that I have come across:
These scams were easy to spot. But I am not receiving Intel that they’ve gotten a lot harder to spot. I have been informed by a number of readers that the threat actors are now spoofing the phone numbers that show up on your caller ID screen and are typically associated with Bell. Specifically the following numbers:
The threat actors are doing this because in the past they were using random local numbers to try and carry out the scam. That made the scammers easy to spot because the real Bell Canada would not use random phone numbers. So I am guessing that they are doing this because what they were doing before wasn’t working. Or at least not to the scale that they were hoping.
Based on this, I am going to double down on the advice that I gave you here:
Because I come to the rescue of people who come in contact with scammers on a regular basis, I can say that trusting your instincts is one of the best things that you can do to protect you from being a victim of a scam. If you get the sense that something is wrong, go with it because you’re likely right. And trusting your instincts can save you from a very bad situation. On top of that, if you get a call from someone claiming to be from Bell, and what you hear doesn’t sound right, hang up and call Bell directly at 310-Bell. Finally, this advice doesn’t just apply to Bell, but to any situation that you might find yourself in where you get contacted out of the blue by someone claiming to have some great deal for you, or wanting to take some course of action that doesn’t sound right.
I am continuing to track this and other Bell related scams that are out there. Along with scams related to Rogers and TELUS. And when I get hard facts, I will post them here so that you can stay safe.
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